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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069793 | Universally mountable model train A model railroad train or other vehicle capable of operating in a vertical plane, inverted, or at any other desired angle of inclination. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8001905 | Model vehicle with automated pantograph A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a model pantograph. The operation of the pantograph is automated using a motor, drive train, and control circuit. An upper articulating portion of the pantograph is mounting to the model vehicle using a break... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7954435 | Sound systems for model railroad locomotives On-board model railroad speaker enclosure designs are presented that allow maximum sized speakers, improve impedance matching of sound to the outside of the locomotive, and isolate back and front speaker waves while maintaining the standard horizontal drive-train in... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7926427 | Force sensitive coupler for trains A model train car having a union with a force sensor is disclosed. The force sensor is configured to measure the amount of force acting on the coupler. The information gathered from the force sensor may work in conjunction with a communication link or a local contro... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7810435 | Power regulation device for model railway system A power regulation device and method for a model railway system is provided. The device comprises inputs that connect to a supply of a digital command control (DCC) waveform and to a track section to be powered by the DCC waveform. The device comprises a current mea... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7597049 | Model railroad track scrubbing car The invention is a model railroad track scrubbing car with rollers set at a scrub angle of about 30° to scrubs the tops and sides of the track rails. The rollers freely rotate about fixed axle under the chassis of the weighted car. Each roller is preferably a conve... | 10/06/2009 |
| RE40841 | Sound recording and reproduction system for model train using integrated digital command control A system is provided for recording, storing and reproducing sound for playing back in an environment requiring simulated sounds, voices, and/or sound effects. Sounds are recorded on a chip and played back in an asynchronous manner from the chip as a result of activa... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7520226 | Model vehicle with force-isolating drive mechanism A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a force-isolating drive mechanism. The drive mechanism provides a mechanical linkage and speed reduction between an output shaft of a motor for a model locomotive and its drive wheels, via a gear train. The g... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7451708 | Sound systems for model railroad locomotives On-board model railroad speaker enclosure designs are presented that allow maximum sized speakers, improve impedance matching of sound to the outside of the locomotive, and isolate back and front speaker waves while maintaining the standard horizontal drive-train in... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7434518 | Two-piece model railroad truck frame A truck for use on a piece of model railroad rolling stock, the truck having axle/wheels sets associated therewith includes two identical truck portions, which, when joined, form a model railroad truck frame, which is held together by mechanical impedance by a frame... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7404362 | Model train car with tilting mechanism A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a motorized tilt mechanism for tilting train cars when traversing curved sections of track. The operation of the tilt mechanism is automated using a motor, drive train, and control circuit. A motorized tilt m... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7389730 | Track-guided toy vehicle A toy vehicle is operated as a track-guided vehicle and cooperates with a metallic current rail device of the track via one or more current consumers. A magnet is installed in the toy vehicle which is moved by an electric motor to optimize the traction between the t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383962 | Model train with improved coupling mechanism A model train car uses an improved coupling mechanism that permits close coupling of adjacent cars in a model train, while also providing a rotational operating range that permits operation of the train with tighter model track curves. The coupling mechanism operate... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7297045 | Smart smoke unit A smoke generating device for a model train that includes a smoke generating element supported by a support member. The smoke generating element can be wound around the support member is a generally helical pattern. The number of turns and the distance between turns... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287779 | Golf/utility cart extension for extra seating A kit that permits the conversion of a standard two-seat cart into a four-seat cart, with all passengers facing forward. The kit comprises an extension body member having two seats mounted thereon. An extension frame structure includes a pair of horizontally-extendi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7210656 | Control, sound, and operating system for model trains A model train operating, sound and control system that provides a user with increased operating realism. A novel remote control communication capability between the user and the model trains. This feature is accomplished by using a handheld remote control on which v... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209812 | Model train control system A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second client program... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7142954 | Model train controller interface device The model train controller interface device provides a user with the capability of operating model train engine, switch and accessories of one manufacturer with the handheld wireless device of a second manufacturer. Inserted between the command base units and contro... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137600 | Method and apparatus for automatic train control in a digitally controlled model railroad system A method for automatic train control in a digitally controlled model railroad system includes detecting a polarity change of a track voltage applied to the track by means of a digitally controlled motor vehicle running on the track. The track voltage being a modulat... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7023154 | Train speed control using current and velocity sensing A method for speed control for a motor of a locomotive of a model electric train is presented. A method in accordance with the present invention includes sensing an operating velocity of the motor and the operating current provided to the motor, and then producing a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6990907 | Method and system for weighting model railroad cars A system and method for weighting a model railcar which uses a plurality of thin machined led alloy weights disposed in recesses of a model rail car frame. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6904847 | Removable or invertable in-situ model railroad wheel cleaner The invention is directed to an apparatus to assist a model railroad hobbyist in cleaning driven or non-driven wheels of a locomotive or car. To achieve this objective, removable and invertable embodiments of the invention are disclosed. The invention provides a con... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6827023 | Model train control system A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second client program... | 12/07/2004 |
| RE38660 | Sound recording and reproduction system for model train using integrated digital command control A system is provided for recording, storing and reproducing sound for playing back in an environment requiring simulated sounds, voices, and/or sound effects. Sounds are recorded on a chip and played back in an asynchronous manner from the chip as a result of activa... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6758145 | Track cleaner for model railroads A model railroad track cleaning car having a cleaning element suspended between a pair of wheeled trucks. The cleaning element is an abrasive material that is affixed to the underside of a weighted chassis that is suspended from a pair of articulating arms connected... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6644212 | Model vehicles A model vehicle runs on a running surface which comprises a substrate having an array of contact pins, the tops of the contact pins forming one electrode and the sides of the contact pins forming a second electrode. The model vehicle comprises wheels for ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6592427 | Toy vehicle grain loader accessory A toy vehicle set accessory is claimed. The toy vehicle set accessory comprises a grain loader and a toy vehicle adapted for use with the grain loader. The grain loader comprises a grain elevator assembly for simulating the transfer of grain to the toy ve... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6539292 | Using location-influenced behavior to control model railroads New methods and techniques are presented for utilizing digital information transmitted by a moving device (such as a model locomotive on a model railroad) to allow the moving device to itself influence the way it is controlled and allowing a moving device... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6536355 | Cleaning model railroad car A cleaning model railroad car which can do various cleaning by itself and which can do cleaning effectively regardless of a travel speed thereof. The cleaning model railroad car 8 comprises: a car body 20; wheels 8b attached to the car body, for riding on... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530329 | Model train control system A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second cli... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6460467 | Model train control method A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second cli... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6441570 | Controller for a model toy train set The present invention provides a controller for a model toy train set. In a first aspect of the invention, the controller includes a plurality of input connectors for receiving supply power from one or more remote power supplies and providing such power t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422151 | Toy car with adjustable magnetic adhesion The invention relates to a toy car with adjustable magnetic adhesion for an auto racetrack having ferromagnetic current conductors countersunk in the roadbed. The conductors are in active communication with a permanent magnet countersunk in the chassis of... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6280278 | Smoke generation system for model toy applications A smoke generation system for use in model toys. The system includes a reservoir for holding smoke fluid, a heating element for converting the smoke fluid into smoke, a pump unit for delivering smoke fluid from the reservoir to the heating element, and a ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6275739 | Attached logic module technique for control and maintenance in a distributed and networked control system A local area network based control system for model railroad layout control that may be readily modified, upgraded, dynamically reconfigured or expanded with minimum physical or functional interruption to the operation of the model railroad layout. This a... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267061 | Model train control system A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second cli... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6190279 | Power transmission system with a stall prevention feature A model train locomotive has a set of drive wheels and a power system for rotating the drive wheels. The power system comprises an electric motor mounted for rotating a power input shaft, a control mechanism for regulating the amount of electric current s... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186074 | Drive assembly for model train The present invention provides a drive assembly for a model toy train which connects a single drive shaft from an electric motor to a pair of discrete truck assemblies. The drive shaft drives a plurality of pinions which in turn drive a pair of worm shaft... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6113458 | Model railway train car with remote controlled laser A railway car for a model railroad train system has a low-power laser for providing entertainment, for example, by simulating a laser "death ray" or by producing a laser light show. When an operator activates a switch on the transformer of the model railr... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6065406 | Model train control system A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second cli... | 05/23/2000 |
